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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{affix|gl|mexer|t1=to mess up|-ico|-as}}. Cognate with {{cog|pt|mexerica}}; confer {{m|pt|mexericar}}.<ref>{{R:es:DCECH|mecer}}</ref>
From {{affix|gl|mexer|t1=to mess up|-ico|-as}}. Cognate with {{cog|pt|mexerica}}; compare {{m|pt|mexericar}}.<ref>{{R:es:DCECH|mecer}}</ref>


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 02:04, 1 March 2023

Galician

Etymology

From mexer (to mess up) +‎ -ico +‎ -as. Cognate with Portuguese mexerica; compare mexericar.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meʃeˈɾika̝s/, /miʃiˈɾika̝s/

Noun

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  1. snooty, fussy, affected, stilted person
    Synonyms: nifroso, repugnante
  2. crybaby
    Synonyms: choricas, choromicas, chorón, nifrón

Adjective

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  1. snooty; fussy; affected; stilted
    Synonyms: nifroso, repugnante
  2. whiny
    Deixa de chorar, non sexas mexericas!
    Stop crying, don't be a crybaby!
    Synonyms: choricas, choromicas, chorón, nifrón

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “mecer”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos

Portuguese

Noun

mexericas f

  1. plural of mexerica